Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A) : In animal tissues, one notices the presence of all categories of secondary metabolites such as alkaloids, flavonoids, and essential oils. Reason (R) : Secondary metabolites have identifiable functions and play known roles in normal physiological processes. In the light of the above statements, cho

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Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect. Assertion is incorrect because animal tissues primarily yield primary metabolites. It is when one analyses plant, fungal, and microbial cells that one sees thousands of compounds called secondary metabolites (like alkaloids, flavonoids, rubber, essential oils, etc.). Reason is incorrect because primary metabolites have identifiable functions and play known roles in normal physiological processes. The exact role or function of many secondary metabolites in the host organisms